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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 70: Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Daily Activities
10.70.2310.70.25

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.70.24

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.70.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

ये च दिग्विजये तस्य सन्नतिं न ययुर्नृपा: ।

प्रसह्य रुद्धास्तेनासन्नयुते द्वे गिरिव्रजे ॥ २४ ॥

ye ca dig-vijaye tasya

sannatiṁ na yayur nṛpāḥ

prasahya ruddhās tenāsann

ayute dve girivraje

Translation

Twenty thousand kings who had refused to submit absolutely to Jarāsandha during his world conquest had been forcibly imprisoned by him in the fortress named Girivraja.

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From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kings Imprisoned for Refusing Submission

  1. 1

    Twenty thousand kings refused complete submission to Jarāsandha during his world conquest. He forcibly imprisoned them in the fortress named Girivraja.

  2. 2

    Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains that they refused to pay tribute and accept other forms of submission.

  3. 3

    The purport mentions an account in the Mahābhārata and other literatures: Jarāsandha desired to offer the lives of one hundred thousand kings in sacrifice to Mahā-bhairava.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī points out that these kings refused the payment of tribute and other forms of submission to Jarāsandha.
  • Also, there is a well-known account in the Mahābhārata and other literatures that Jarāsandha desired to worship Mahā-bhairava by offering him the lives of one hundred thousand kings in sacrifice.

The purport's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

How it feels

War and pride → Justice and protection. The public expression of divine power comes to the foreground.

Chapters 70–79 of Canto 10: Kingship, Jarāsandha and royal challenges. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 70: Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Daily Activities

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The messenger offered prostrated obeisances to the Lord and then, standing with joined palms, addressed Him: “O Lord, Jarāsandha has captured twenty thousand kings and is holding them prisoner. Please do something, for these kings are all Your surrendered devotees.”
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.70
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. yethose who
  2. caand
  3. dik-vijayeduring the conquest of all directions
  4. tasyaby him (Jarāsandha)
  5. sannatimcomplete subservience
  6. na yayuḥdid not accept
  7. nṛpāḥkings
  8. prasahyaby force
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.70

    In this verse: “kings”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the kings’ imprisonment reveal about the danger of demanding absolute submission from others?

Practice

Take a moment today to reflect on the suffering of these forcibly imprisoned kings.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKings Imprisoned for Refusing SubmissionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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